by Masago: Rengay #18 (Dec 30 to Jan 5, 2008) Summary
Below a Drift
A cardinal settles
among the tree's twigs —
falling snow.
Ice fog hangs in the air —
an owl perches on a stump.
Clear and sunny —
mouse tracks lead under
a half-buried log.
Below a drift —
the squirrel uncovers a stash
of pine cones.
A cow munches on hay —
eavestrough icicles form.
A blizzard envelopes
the red barn — two horses
face the wind.
The central theme of this rengay is "Winter Weather" and is represented by various extremes of weather one encounters throughout the winter season, from blizzards to sunny days. The secondary theme of "Winter Animals" also has a progression from smaller animals (birds in verses 1 & 2, and rodents in verses 3 &4) to larger animals (ungulates in verses 5 and 6).
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weather! I should have guessed that. :)
ReplyDeleteloved it
ReplyDeletejohn
Lively... I like the end: 'two horses face the wind'!:)
ReplyDeletehow about some freezing rain and thaw... s'what we had these last few days... nah, it's prettier the way you wrote it.
ReplyDeletea beautiful piece
ReplyDeletemeteorological montage :)
Andrew: :-)
ReplyDeleteJohn: Thanks.
Borut: Some days I feel like one of them!
Polona: Maybe in rengay had 7 verses. :-) Thank you.
Floots: Thanks, love your description of it!
This builds very effectively, Vaughn.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bill.
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